CEAT Kelani Holdings, a joint venture between India’s RPG Group and Sri Lanka’s Kelani Tyre, is scheduled t o officially open a Rs.600 million passenger car radial tyre production facility next week, with the aegis of Economic Development Minister Basil…
TVS exhibits off-road and two-wheeler tyre range
TVS SRICHAKRA Ltd, one of India’s largest manufacturers & exporters of off-road and Two wheeler tyres, recently participated in Automechanika 2014, the largest international automotive trade exhibition in the Middle East. Organised at the Dubai International Exhibition centre, from 3rd…
Indian Rubber Board organizes training on rubber processing
The Rubber Board is organizing training programmes for manufacturing of rubber products at Rubber Training Institute at Kottayam in Kerala. Training on rubber processing and grading will be held on June 16 and June 17. The course includes latex collection,…
Titan to set up a pyrolysis unit in Canadian oil sands
Titan International Inc., through its Titan Tire Reclamation Corp. (TTRC) subsidiary, plans to set up a pyrolysis unit in the Canadian oil sands to reclaim rubber, carbon black and steel from OTR tires and conveyor belting. Titan Tire Reclamation has…
Thai military gov’t plans to sell rubber from stocks
Thailand’s military government is to shelve a plan to sell 200,000 tonnes of rubber from stocks and will focus on measures to increase domestic consumption to shore up prices, government officials said on Wednesday. Postponing the sale could take some…
Malaysian gov’t assists smallholders affected by rubber price drop
The Government has approved an allocation of RM130mil to assist 260,000 smallholders affected by the fall in rubber price. Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said that with the allocation, a one-off payment of RM500 would…
Primewell premium tube tyres increases position in Oman
The Primewell PS880 is increasingly becoming a favourite tyre for the customers in Oman. The PS880 is the latest range of premium tube type tyres from Primewell designed to deliver incredible handling for personal vehicles and endure excessive usage and…
Thailand tyre maker eyes on China’s tyre market
After exploring the Chinese market for a decade, Thailand-based tyre manufacturer Deestone acknowledges that it should focus on the high-end segment in that country to avoid intense competition. Last month Deestone executives were among those invited to attend the grand…
JK Tyres to increase export footprint with Mexico plant
Tyre major JK Tyres is focusing on expanding its export footprint using its plant in Mexico to drive volumes in the car segment as part of which some New York cabbies are have now started using the Indian brand for…
Kenda launches new CUV tyre in Dubai
Kenda Tires and its Middle East partner Varga Trading Co. LLC announced at Automechanika Dubai the Middle East debut of the new Kenda KR-50 crossover-utility vehicle (CUV) tyre. Automechanika Dubai takes place June 3-5, 2014. The companies say the KR…